Re: moxa serial driver testing

From: Jiri Slaby
Date: Wed Dec 27 2006 - 08:37:11 EST


> Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > Could you test the patch below, if something changes?
>
> Just tested with low_latency commented out. Still oopses:
>
> BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000008
> printing eip:
> f8f1730f
> *pde = 00000000
> Oops: 0000 [#1]
> SMP
> Modules linked in: nvidia agpgart ipv6 nfs lockd nfs_acl sunrpc dm_mod sr_mod sbp2 ieee1394 ide_generic ide_disk e1000 snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer i2c_i801 tsdev psmouse snd soundcore snd_page_alloc i2c_core serio_raw parport_pc parport mxser_new evdev floppy pcspkr rtc ext3 jbd mbcache usb_storage usbhid ide_cd cdrom sd_mod uhci_hcd piix usbcore skge ata_piix libata scsi_mod generic ide_core thermal processor fan
> CPU: 0
> EIP: 0060:[<f8f1730f>] Tainted: P VLI
> EFLAGS: 00010046 (2.6.18-3-686 #1)
> EIP is at mxser_receive_chars+0x21b/0x249 [mxser_new]

Yes, port->tty still somewhere becomes NULL -- does this patch help?

---

diff -Nrup mxser_newa/mxser_new.c mxser_newb/mxser_new.c
--- mxser_newa/mxser_new.c 2006-12-26 18:22:30.000000000 +0100
+++ mxser_newb/mxser_new.c 2006-12-27 14:26:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -2051,13 +2051,16 @@ static void mxser_wait_until_sent(struct
void mxser_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
{
struct mxser_port *info = tty->driver_data;
+ unsigned long flags;

mxser_flush_buffer(tty);
mxser_shutdown(info);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&info->slock, flags);
info->event = 0;
info->count = 0;
info->flags &= ~ASYNC_NORMAL_ACTIVE;
info->tty = NULL;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->slock, flags);
wake_up_interruptible(&info->open_wait);
}

@@ -2263,8 +2266,6 @@ static irqreturn_t mxser_interrupt(int i
if (bits & irqbits)
continue;
port = &brd->ports[i];
- if (!(port->flags & ASYNC_INITIALIZED))
- continue;

int_cnt = 0;
spin_lock(&port->slock);
@@ -2274,7 +2275,9 @@ static irqreturn_t mxser_interrupt(int i
break;
iir &= MOXA_MUST_IIR_MASK;
if (!port->tty ||
- (port->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING)) {
+ (port->flags & ASYNC_CLOSING) ||
+ !(port->flags &
+ ASYNC_INITIALIZED)) {
status = inb(port->ioaddr + UART_LSR);
outb(0x27, port->ioaddr + UART_FCR);
inb(port->ioaddr + UART_MSR);
-
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